Build:W/any Backbreaker

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.5 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP GvG

The Backbreaker warrior uses the powerful knockdown skill Backbreaker to disable opponents for long periods of time, either to allow other melee characters to better be able to spike it or to disable a monk to prevent them from saving another character. As such, it works best with other warriors or dervishes in Guild Battles.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Hammer Mastery 12 + 2 Strength Backbreaker Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Backbreaker Elite Hammer Attack If Backbreaker hits, you strike for +19 damage and your target is knocked down for 4 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 Crushing Blow Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Crushing Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Mighty Blow Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Mighty Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 7 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 14 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +28 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Rush Prophecies Warrior. Strength 14 Rush Stance For 19 seconds, you move 25% faster. 4 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Enraging Charge Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 4 strikes of adrenaline. 20 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant insignias on 4 pieces of armor.
• One stonefist insignia on the head, gauntlets, or feet.
• Clarity and restoration runes.
• Sundering or Vampiric, Ebon, and Furious Hammers of Fortitude.

[edit] Usage

• Use Enraging Charge in order to gain adrenaline.
• You can spike with either Backbreaker or Bull's Strike, followed by Crushing Blow and Mighty Blow.
• Use Rush or Enraging Charge and Bull's Strike to catch kiting enemies.
• Backbreaker should mainly be used when it is necessary to disable a foe for the full 4 second.
• Use Flail to gain adrenaline and on spikes.
• Use Mighty Blow to deal powerful damage.
• Use Crushing Blow on knocked down enemies to inflict a deep wound.

[edit] Counters

• Knockdown counters.
• Standard melee counters.

[edit] Variants

• Mighty Blow may be replaced with either another damaging attack skill, such as Power Attack, or another knockdown, such as Hammer Bash.
• Bull's Strike can also be replaced with Shock, which can be used to knockdown while blinded or hexed or to knockdown people who aren't moving, which can be useful in order to interrupt some skills with long casting times, as well as to knockdown someone before a spike.
• Death's Charge or Dark Prison can replace Bull's Strike or Enraging Charge for teleporting spikes.
• "For Great Justice!" can replace Bull's Strike or Mighty Blow for faster buildup of adrenaline.
• Death Pact Signet can replace Resurrection Signet.
• Take Scorpion Wire for a fun way to telespike a moving or kiting target.